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59 days until the Democrats take over Congress. There's approximately 750 bills waiting on the Senate. There are around 40 floor-ready nominations.
Here's what needs to happen.
1. Remove @LeaderJohnThune as Senate majority leader now. Replace him with a conservative. I've some ideas. They'll need a spine to do this.
2. Nuke the filibuster. That's why we have the backlog in the first place and Democrats will do it regardless.
3. Pass all 750+ bills and confirm all nominations. Forget about the blue slip veto, it's not law, it's a gentlemen's agreement.
4. Fund essential government functions (i.e. DHS) for 5 years. Democrats will use that as a tool if it's not protected.
5. Sit back and watch the Democrat Congress subpoena, investigate and impeach for 2 years. They won't be able to convict anyways.
6. Any bills that come to Trump, he'll veto. Democrats won't have enough to bypass his vetoes.
7. Profit big in 2028 after the failed Congress shows their true colors.
This is all very realistic and well within the power of the Republican Congress to do. This puts all of the negotiating power back to the Republicans for the next 2 years.
That's how you do it.
There is no reason GOP Congress should not meet every day from now til January 3rd. We could:
- Pass reconciliation package to reduce spending/fraud, fund defense modernization (not war), cut taxes for American families including healthcare
- Ban Congressional Stock Trading (I have a bill)
- Codify Border Security (I have a bill)
- Pass Permitting Reform.
And more.
Turn things we should have finished into things we have done.
We owe it to Americans.
As terrible as it may be (sarcasm), I'd have no problem sleeping on the Senate floor to get stuff done.
Lift the filibuster, vote on a ton of nominations, take a nap, vote on a bunch of bills (including the SAVE America Act), take a nap, do more and more. The House has proven they can keep them coming.
Matt 🇺🇲 retweeted
In the two years since Donald Trump was reelected, not one single Republican senator had the courage to publicly demand that John Thune step down as Senate Republican leader.
Not one.
The SAVE Act never passed, Trump was denied his recess appointments, and every single Republican senator remained silent as it happened.
Any Republican senator who now fails to publicly call for new Senate leadership before the upcoming leadership election should be primaried out of office right alongside John Thune.
There is no universe in which that loser should remain Senate Republican leader.
No more secret ballots. No more hiding behind closed doors.
Every senator should be required to publicly declare where they stand, and every leadership vote should be on the record.
I don't give a shit about Senate traditions.
Nobody gets a pass. And if they don't, primary them all.
Y'all starting to wake up about @BasedMikeLee @SenMikeLee
